From DailyTech: Today Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (KSC:005930) smartphones are threatened with bans thanks to Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) ambiguous patents from a decade ago. And Samsung pays an estimated $15 USD per handset to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) for its war chest of patents. In...

From X-bit Labs: Just a little over six years ago Microsoft Corp. welcome lack of regional locks on HD DVD content, meaning that one disc could be played back by players around the world. However, with the new Xbox One game console the software giant implements regional locks in...

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics has announced that global channel sales of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone has surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one month after its commercial debut. Launched globally on April 27, the phone is estimated to be selling at a rate of...

From CNET News.com: The HTC One will indeed get the Nexus treatment.

HTC will sell a Google Edition version of its flagship One smartphone with the stock Android operating system, CNET has confirmed.

Word of a version of the phone without its trademark Sense user interface popped...

From DailyTech: Reuters reports that two sources claiming knowledge of the bid have stated that Yahoo has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu. Hulu is one of the most popular streaming video destinations online and competes with YouTube and Netflix.

Hulu's owners are actively...

From DailyTech: The fact that many people are turning to smartphones and tablets rather than notebooks has left many computer manufacturers scrambling to find anything to help increase sales and profit. One of the largest computer manufacturers in the world, Lenovo, has announced...

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. will start supplying new-generation of Kinect motion sensor for Xbox One game console later this year. On Friday, the company said that it would also deliver a new generation Kinect for Windows sensor in 2014. The sensor will provide dramatically...

From X-bit Labs: Amazon stores around the world have started to list Microsoft Corp.’s next-generation video game consoles on their web-sites with proposals to notify once Xbox One becomes available. Moreover, Amazon stores in Germany and France have actually started to take pre...

From CNET News.com: Google may be driving forward with a plan to purchase Waze for $1 billion or more, according to a new report.

Bloomberg reported Thursday that Google is considering a bid for the mobile mapping and navigation company. The search giant perked up to the idea only...

From DailyTech: One of the biggest headaches in the Android smartphone realm is the lag time between when Google releases an OS update and when smartphone manufacturers release their own customized version. That can mean when Google releases a new version of Android, it can be months...